Rumor: iOS 5 Headed For Fall Release?

While yesterday's rumor mill seemed to circle around the next version of OS X, today's highlights the next version of iOS. The latest scuttlebutt is that iOS 5 may not see the light of day until this fall. Instead of Apple possibly unveiling the latest version this spring, we may not see an official preview until summer, possibly alongside WWDC.

TechCrunch is reporting that they have heard from two solid sources that this would be the case. Some of the other tidbits that were reported:

-iOS 5 will launch in the fall and will be a major revamp of the OS.-It could well be previewed at WWDC, but won't be released then.-The iOS 5 launch may coincide with the release of the oft talked about iPad 3.-The new iOS would be built heavily around the cloud, and could see the launching of several new services by Apple that would take advantage of this.-One of those said services would be a "music locker" service, which would see the aim for a fall launch, which is usually when Apple hosts their music-themed event.-Much of the cloud information would first be covered at WWDC.-The new cloud service element would include a location service for finding friends and family members.-Some of the new cloud features could also make their way into OS X Lion as well.

Where exactly this could leave the iPhone 5 remains to be seen. Given that April is right around the corner, and June not too far behind, we should know soon enough! Follow this article's author, Matthew Tilmann on Twitter